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Davangere Jan 29: Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Anwar Manappady said on Monday that a mega rally would be held in Bengaluru on February 15, demanding that encroachment of Wakf properties be cleared. Addressing reporters at the party office in the city, he said that a forum had been launched to fight against corruption in Wakf properties. Manappady said protests were being held all districts

Multilingual actor Prakash Raj has decried a fake statement on secularism and tolerance attributed to him by miscreants on social media. He also urged people to question fearlessly. The actor, who has been targeting by saffron elements for opposing extremism and communalism, shared the fake quote on Twitter with a caption: By spreading such lies instead of debating my views, you are proving to the

Ahmedabad, Jan 29: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has decided to probe into the claims of forced conversion of a Gujarat-born Malayali woman, who married a Muslim man from Kerala and after a fight with him accused him of trying to take sell her to terrorists in Syria. Based on the complaint lodged by Akshara Bose (25), who had moved the Kerala High Court last year against her husband

Managluru, Jan 29: Kripa Alva, chairperson of the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) has said that legal action will be initiated against those who were responsible for the death of Zaibunissa, a Class 8 student of K R Pete Navodaya Minority Residential School in Mandya. Daughter of Mohammed Ibrahim and Zubaida couple from Uppinangady in Dakshina Kannada district

Panaji, Jan 29: Accusing Karnataka of diverting the water of a Mahadayi tributary into the Malaprabha river basin, BJP leader and Goa Assembly's deputy Speaker Michael Lobo has said a resolution against it is likely during the Budget session. Lobo was speaking to reporters after visiting Kanakumbi in Karnataka with Speaker Pramod Sawant and two other Goa legislators yesterday. "There is a total

The formers in Karnataka have decided to picket Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he visits Bengaluru on February 4 to attend a public rally organised by the BJP at Palace Grounds. A decision to this effect was taken on Monday at a farmers' meeting in Hubballi. Farmers of the four districts of Mumbai-Karnataka have been demanding immediate solution of Mahadayi water dispute. They have also been

Mangaluru, Jan 29: A day after a senior leader of Vishwa Hindu Parishad called upon the Hindus to support the extremists who killed an innocent Muslim man earlier this month in Mangaluru, several organisations and political parties on Monday demanded his immediate arrest. Speaking at a book release function to in the city on Sunday, Jagadish Shenava, Dakshina Kannada district unit president of VHP

Udupi, Jan 29: The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change plans to convert India’s 10 popular sea beaches into international quality Blue Flag destination in 2018 to ensure cleanliness and safety of these beaches. Among the 10 beaches, Padukere Beach located near Malpe in Karnataka’s Udupi district has been listed on the Blue Flag list. Welcoming the move, Karnataka tourism

Mangaluru, Jan 29: A week after he was posted as the Superintend of Police of Dakshina Kannada , 50-year-old ‘encounter specialist’ Dr Ravikanthe Gowda on Monday assumed the charge with a promise to handle the situation in the sensitive district which witnessed several communal clashes and killings in recent years. Dr Gowda, who was serving as the SP of Belagavi, had handed over charge to outgoing

Even as Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) leader Asaduddin Owaisi has dropped hints of fielding candidates in over 60 seats in Karnataka for the upcoming Assembly polls, the Congress party has drawn up a counter plan. Congress strategists view the electoral forays by MIM, AAP, SDPI and some other smaller outfits in Karnataka as a ploy by the BJP to create a division in voters to fare well in the